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D-Index
82
Citations
27817
World Ranking
2447
National Ranking
708

Hong Yang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 207 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Hong Yang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hong Yang is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics explored by Hong Yang include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Hong Yang has contributed to multiple papers published across different esteemed venues. Their recent works include:

  • Preparation of Nonprecious Metal Electrocatalysts for the Reduction of Oxygen Using a Low-Temperature Sacrificial Metal (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Strong electrostatic adsorption approach to the synthesis of sub-three nanometer intermetallic platinum-cobalt oxygen reduction catalysts (2020) in Nano Energy
  • Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots (2021) in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Engineering Silver-Enriched Copper Core-Shell Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Production of Ethylene and C2+ Chemicals from Carbon Dioxide at Low Cell Potentials (2021) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • Improving the High-Current-Density Performance of PEMFC through Much Enhanced Utilization of Platinum Electrocatalysts on Carbon (2020) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hong Yang's frequent coauthors include Siying Yu, Pengzuo Jiang, Yaolong Li, Qihuang Gong, and Xiaoyong Hu. These collaborations reflect a consistent engagement with scholars working in complementary areas.

Their research has been published repeatedly in specific venues, indicating a pattern of publication and expertise. Key venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nano Energy
  • Nano Letters
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemical Reviews

Hong Yang has been recognized by the scientific community, notably as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2015.

Best Publications

  • Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy.

    Günter Oberdörster;Andrew Maynard;Ken Donaldson;Vincent Castranova

  • Designer platinum nanoparticles: Control of shape, composition in alloy, nanostructure and electrocatalytic property

    Zhenmeng Peng;Hong Yang

  • Superparamagnetic Colloids: Controlled Synthesis and Niche Applications**

    Unyong Jeong;Unyong Jeong;Xiaowei Teng;Yong Wang;Hong Yang

  • Platinum-based oxygen reduction electrocatalysts.

    Jianbo Wu;Hong Yang

  • Synthesis of oriented films of mesoporous silica on mica

    Hong Yang;Alex Kuperman;Alex Kuperman;Neil Coombs;Suzan Mamiche-Afara

  • Morphogenesis of shapes and surface patterns in mesoporous silica

    Hong Yang;Neil Coombs;Geoffrey A. Ozin

  • Free-standing and oriented mesoporous silica films grown at the air–water interface

    Hong Yang;Neil Coombs;Igor Sokolov;Geoffrey A. Ozin

  • Synthesis and oxygen reduction electrocatalytic property of Pt-on-Pd bimetallic heteronanostructures.

    Zhenmeng Peng;Hong Yang

  • Synthesis of colloidal metal and metal alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical energy applications

    Hongjun You;Shengchun Yang;Bingjun Ding;Hong Yang

  • Icosahedral Platinum Alloy Nanocrystals with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activities

    Jianbo Wu;Jianbo Wu;Liang Qi;Hongjun You;Adam Gross

  • Truncated Octahedral Pt3Ni Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts

    Jianbo Wu;Junliang Zhang;Zhenmeng Peng;Shengchun Yang

  • Ca2Mn2O5 as Oxygen-Deficient Perovskite Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Jaemin Kim;Xi Yin;Kai Chieh Tsao;Shaohua Fang

  • Platinum-Maghemite Core−Shell Nanoparticles Using a Sequential Synthesis

    Xiaowei Teng;Donald Black;Neil J. Watkins;Yongli Gao

  • Shape and composition-controlled platinum alloy nanocrystals using carbon monoxide as reducing agent.

    Jianbo Wu;Adam Gross;Hong Yang

  • High-Performance Pyrochlore-Type Yttrium Ruthenate Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Media

    Jaemin Kim;Pei Chieh Shih;Kai Chieh Tsao;Yung Tin Pan

  • “Pulling” Nanoparticles into Water: Phase Transfer of Oleic Acid Stabilized Monodisperse Nanoparticles into Aqueous Solutions of α-Cyclodextrin

    Yong Wang;Jian Feng Wong;Xiaowei Teng;Xue Zhang Lin

  • Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles in a Continuous Flow Tubular Microreactor

    Xue Zhang Lin;and Alexander D. Terepka;Hong Yang

  • Synthesis of CoPt nanorods in ionic liquids.

    Yong Wang;Hong Yang

  • Solvent-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Synthesis of Fe2O3@Polystyrene Core−Shell Nanoparticles

    Yong Wang;Xiaowei Teng;Jin Shan Wang;Hong Yang

  • Synthesis of platinum multipods: an induced anisotropic growth

    Xiaowei Teng;Hong Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbo Wu
Jianbo Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhenmeng Peng
Zhenmeng Peng University of Akron
Geoffrey A. Ozin
Geoffrey A. Ozin University of Toronto
Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Jian-Min Zuo
Jian-Min Zuo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Heyu Ni
Heyu Ni University of Toronto
Neil Coombs
Neil Coombs University of Toronto
Igor M. Sokolov
Igor M. Sokolov Tufts University
John Freedman
John Freedman University of Toronto
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University

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